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From: James Brennan <>
Subject: Re: Age limit for Home Child
Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2000 19:17:48 -0400
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Hi Carool:
My mom was sent to Canada in 1922 at the age of 16 and 1/2 seemed kind of old to me
at one time but now I just except it.

Jim Brennan
Corunna, Ont, Can.

Carol Russell wrote:

> Jean During my look ups of passenger lists I see in a lot of cases where a boy
> is denied coming to Canada at 18 but I've seen where "trained" girls are allowed
> to come up to 19 and before their 20th b'day. This is just MY observation . I
> noticed in some cases where these older girls help with the younger children
> during the voyage. Remember I am no expert. Carol.
>
> jean pearce wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone
> >
> > I know that this might seem a silly question, but, does anyone know if there
> > is an age cutoff point when someone would no longer be regarded as a Home
> > Child. I have looked at the Home Children shipping lists and there seem to
> > be quite a few 19/20 year olds.
> >
> > The reason I ask is that my Grandmother Dorothy Lilian Keziah HAYWARD was
> > put into an orphanage, with her brother George, in Bath when their father
> > remarried. I have been told recently that when they were 14 they were moved
> > to a "home" where they were trained to be servants and then went to Canada
> > when she was 21.
> >
> > I would welcome any comments.
> >
> > Jean in Sydney Australia.
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